Faucet



G. W. COOKE.

FAUCET.

APPUCATION FILED APR.24,1918.

Patented Mayl?, 1921,"-

GEORGE WINTI-IROIP COOKE, 0F JAMAICA, NEW YORK.

FA'UCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May-V17, 1921.

Application led April 24, 1918. Serial No. 230,572.

To @ZZ/whom t may concern.'

Be it known that GEORGE WINTH'ROP COOKE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jamaica, L. I., in the county of Queens and State of New York, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates in general to fluid flow control mechanisms and is directed particularly to improvements in faucets.

My main object is to provide a faucet which shall be simple in construction7 easy to make and inexpensive to manufacture.

As will be clear from the description the invention consists chiefly in providing means whereby the flow control valve may be easily provided with a seat therefor without necessitating any constriction in the main body of the tubular inlet member, thus eliminating difficult and time consuming labor.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the particular construction and disposition of parts and the improved modilications in the old types of metal faucets as shown in the drawing and described more fully herein.

In the drawing acompanying this speciflcation and forming a material part thereof,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of my improved faucet connected to a water supply and showing the valve closed,

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the valve open,

Fig. 3 is a section taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is an end elevation. O

Referring in detail to the drawing, my newly improved faucet is seen to consist of a tubular casing having an inlet passage way 10 communicating by means of the valve 11 with the outlet tube 12. The inlet tubular casing is threaded at the connecting end as at 13 for the nut 14 and is further provided with a flange 15 so that the gaskets 17, 17, may be held therebetween against the wall or partition 18 through which the faucet is inserted to connect to the water supply 19. In the front end of the tubular casing operates purchaser or head 2O secured against rotation in some suitable manner as by being flattenend as at 21 and adapted to be manipulated by the thumb to be pressed in against the spring 22 for controlling the opening of the valve. This spring is held between the head "2O andthe body of the flange 22 which is perforated as at 23 to permit the valve stem 24 to pass therethrough.

In constructions'now common', the lseat for the valve is provided by constricting 4a portion of the inlet tube. This causesmuch extra labor-and expense and results in a very weak construction. In the embodiment of my invention shown in the drawing, I provide a valve seat by means of a member 25 made of a light, inexpensive, easily worked yielding and water-tight material, such as cork. This member 25 lits snugly into the inlet tube and has a thick end 26 perforated as at 27 for the valve stem and a hollow body portion 28 perforated for the outlet tube 12 and extending beyond this outlet tube. The end of the member 25 is for the valve. It will be noted that an abutting shoulder 31 is lprovided which abuts the end of element 25 or valve seat 30 and coperates with the valve seat to cut off the water supply and also prevents the soft material from being displaced under pressure of the valve. l It will be noted in my construction that not only does the tubular casing remain circular throughout `in cross-section, but the valve head 11 when seated to close the supply rests againsta soft water-tight'material instead of against metal parts thus preventing the usual result in rapid wear and the necessity of frequent repair.

The operation of my newly improved faucet will be clear from Figs. 1 and 2. In

Fig. 1 the valve is closed and the water` from the supply shut off from the outlety tube. In Fig. 2 the `spring has been coml Having thus described my invention, Il

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A faucet comprising a cylindrical tube I of uniform internal diameter and having inlet and outlet openings and a valve structure comprising a tube of soft yielding material closely fitting the inner wall of lsaid casing and having a valve seat at one end and an outlet opening registering With the outlet opening of the casing, and having a central axial bore at the opposite end of smaller diameter than that of the inner diameter of the said tube; and a valve located in said casing opposite Said valve seat and having a stem Which fits in sliding engagement in said bore of smaller diameter and extends therethrough. 4

2. A faucet comprising a casing made of a short length of tube, and having an inlet and an outlet, and an inner tubular inember made of softer material than that of said casing and closely fitting the inner periphery thereof and having a valve seat formed in one end thereof; and a valve in Said casing located opposite said valve-seat and provided with a valve stem which extends through said inner tubular member in lWater tight relation with its opposite end.

3. A faucet comprising a casing made of a short length of tube and having an inlet and outlet, and a valve construction comprising a tube of yielding material having a valve seat at one end and an opening registering With the outlet of the casing, the said outlet comprising a tube, one end of Which extends into the opening formed in said tube of yielding material and serving to prevent same from being displaced in said casing.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of Newl York, this 31st daT of March A. D. 1918.

Witness:

J oANNA C. COOKE. 

